12/5 Storm Discussion Thread

[Greg]

Dumping. An inch+ and sticking to the non-grassy surfaces now. First plow of the season just drove by. Woohoo!!!

 

[2knees]

man i really hope we get something down here by the river. we're so low in elevation though, i have my doubts. I got my snowblower tuned up last week and i'm dying to use it.

 

[bvibert]

Just a coating on the grass here, nothing sticking to the roads and sidewalks yet...

 

[severine]

However, on the other side of town, sticking to parking lot and the plow has come by at least once. Still, maybe 1-2 inches at the most right now.

 

[bvibert]

However, on the other side of town, sticking to parking lot and the plow has come by at least once. Still, maybe 1-2 inches at the most right now.

Yeah, I should go outside next time, instead of looking out the kitchen window. We have a good solid coating on the sidewalk and driveway, no more than an inch on the grass. The city plow has gone by at least once.

 

[ZYDECORICH]

3 here in West Milford, still steady... gonna stop by 10 they say...4? at least mountain creek has a start... for a day.

 

[RootDKJ]

It's changed over to snow / rain mix here now. Saw salt trucks driving around town. I'm so happy we finally got a taste of winter.

 

[wa-loaf]

Started to switch over around 4, but less than an inch out there still. Starting to stick on the street and the temp is 30. Hoping it turns on good for a bit.

 

[riverc0il]

Started to switch over around 4, but less than an inch out there still. Starting to stick on the street and the temp is 30. Hoping it turns on good for a bit.

Thanks for the update, wa-loaf! We already have an inch sticking up here in Ashland, NH. I am moving my location watching further northward as I think the snow predictions are off. Any reports from the Francestown or Henniker areas?

:beer:

 

[wa-loaf]

Thanks for the update, wa-loaf! We already have an inch sticking up here in Ashland, NH. I am moving my location watching further northward as I think the snow predictions are off. Any reports from the Francestown or Henniker areas?

:beer:

Yup, the storm totals have shrunk to 1-4 from 3-5. Sounds like the Monadnocks are going to be the sweet spot.

 

[hammer]

here's another pretty good radar, interactive unlike Intellicast.

Pretty funny to listen to Matt Noyes' live wx chat. He's like a little kid with this stuff - a real knowledgeable little kid. "Here comes the vort! Here comes the vort!"

I'm listening in on Matt's live chat...right now a person on Cape Ann is reporting thundersnow. :-o

 

[polski]

Thanks for the update, wa-loaf! We already have an inch sticking up here in Ashland, NH. I am moving my location watching further northward as I think the snow predictions are off. Any reports from the Francestown or Henniker areas?

I haven't seen any but with radar suggesting precip will be cut off for both areas real soon now, NWS public info statements have reports of 3" in central MA (S of Francestown), 1.6" at Concord NH airport (due E of Henniker) and 2.5" in Sullivan County NH, due west of Sunapee. Looks like not much more than fast grass for tomorrow, unfortunately.

Zooming this radar in on the Conway area, I dunno, Wildcat maybe? At least there'd be a little crust for the dust there ...

 

[polski]

Some NWS reports thus far: Keene 3.1", Tilton 6.0, Laconia 4.5, Northfield 5.7, Sunapee 4.0. Riv, looks like YOU are pretty much in the bullseye ...

 

[deadheadskier]

Probably 2.5-3 inches here on the NH seacoast with the snow still coming down pretty good.

 

[polski]

via Twitter:

Gunstockmtn 6 inches at Gunstock tonight. Just measured in the driveway, no drifts, just good heavy wet snow to start. Cold on the way 4 snowmaking

 

[riverc0il]

Some NWS reports thus far: Keene 3.1", Tilton 6.0, Laconia 4.5, Northfield 5.7, Sunapee 4.0. Riv, looks like YOU are pretty much in the bullseye ...

2" tops outside my window this morning. Maybe less than two, hard to get a good read. Bullseye is definitely south of me. Tilton is only 20 miles directly south. That is a big variation that close!

 

[riverc0il]

via Twitter:

Gunstockmtn 6 inches at Gunstock tonight. Just measured in the driveway, no drifts, just good heavy wet snow to start. Cold on the way 4 snowmaking

Looks like Gunstock it is! 6" is generally my preferred minimum for earning turns at a location with no base. Will report back later today!

 

[Greg]

Nice Steve. I ended up with almost 3". Not bad and better than rain. I guess Sundown is similar and it being 26*F, this should set up and set a nice foundation for snow making. Cool to see white again.

 

[billski]

Lexington MA

Probably 4" technically, but perhaps 2-3" just walking around in it. It was quite wet at first, and seemed to end earlier than forecast. Because it started as rain, it's an icy crust underlayment with a medium density snow atop. Went to the gas station to use the air pump, it was glazed over, with a final coating of snow firmly encrusted. Had to bang the ice off to get it to operate.
That said, the well-trafficked roads are all clear, branches and limbs down here and there.
Sun is shining, expect that glaze underlayment to soften and be good skiing by the afternoon. Would like to hear how Wa-wa made out; good base anyways.

Decided to put the snow tires on this AM. This afternoon get the storage wax off the skis. Procrastinate from doing real work...

 

[wa-loaf]

2 or so, meh, it's a step in the right direction anyway.